Persian Qajar dynasty char-aina (chahar-aina, chahar a’ineh), 19th century, plate body armor worn over a zirah (shirt of mail) in Persia, India and Central Asia. Acid etched with calligraphy and figures of animals and humans surrounded by arabesque designs. The two plates worn on the breast and back are considerably larger than those worn at the sides which had recesses for the arms. Chahar-aina cuirasses were introduced to Persia in the 16th century.

Three Nomadic women from lorestan, Persia (modern-day Iran), during the era of the Qajar empire. The Qajar dynasty (Persian: or also anglicized as Ghajar or Kadjar) is an Iranian royal family of Turkic origin, who ruled Persia (Iran) from 1785 to 1925.

HORNED PERSIAN KULA KHUD HELMET Qajar Dynasty, of demon-head form with fully-modeled facial features and applied horns with topspike, plumeholders and nasal. The bowl chiseled overall in bands of flowering vine motif and pious inscriptions with borders inlaid in silver, the camail with vandyked edges. Retains its fabric liner. First half of the 19th century. http://www.auctionsimperial.com/Featured%20Items.php